Addressing Health and Education Disparities in Low-income Families with Young Children: Lessons Learned as a Community Engaged Scholar

Authors

  • Mary O. Hearst University of Minnesota

Keywords:

early childhood, disparities, community

Abstract

Health and education disparities persist in low-income communities. This project, part of University of Minnesota Extension’s Community-engaged Scholars Program, aimed to identify common root causes of health and education disparities as part of a school readiness intervention for low-income, multiethnic children. In this paper, I describe my growth as a community engaged scholar attempting to understand the role of community voice in documenting the complex,
interrelated nature of early childhood and lifelong well-being.

Author Biography

Mary O. Hearst, University of Minnesota

Mary Hearst is associate professor and director of public health at the Henrietta Schmoll School of Health at St. Catherine University in St. Paul MN. She worked as a Research Associate in the Division of Epidemiology at the University of Minnesota and was a scholar within the Community-Engaged Scholars Program.

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Published

08/18/2016

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2016): Volume 8, No 3 (2016) Special Edition: University of Minnesota Extension Scholars Program

Section

Insights, Case Studies, and Applications

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